Denial of receipt of notices is a recurring theme on the landlord-tenant landscape. This landmark case clarifies matters.
Protesters have managed to block bailiffs from evicting a couple who had been handed a Section 21 notice.
The Bill has moved another step closer to becoming law, with MPs agreeing amendments that include preventing landlords from taking more than one month’s rent.
Tenants’ groups want the government to also introduce longer protected periods.
The majority of landlords (75%) are very concerned about plans to abolish no-fault evictions, labelling it “a catastrophe”.
The Renters’ Rights Bill returns to the Commons for its second reading next month, as the new government fast-tracks its shake up of the PRS.
A “tsunami of landlords” will put in Section 21 notices before the ban is implemented, predicts Landlord Action’s Paul Shamplina.
The new Labour government won’t wait to improve the court system before abolishing Section 21, predicts a top property lawyer.
Propertymark has warned that abolishing Section 21 without an adequate replacement mechanism will add 'another nail in the coffin' of the PRS.
